Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semicontroversial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-con-tro-ver-sial
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing some controversy, but not enough to be considered controversial.

Example Sentences

"Never mind the semicontroversial "Stop Snitching" T-shirts, where the threatening command not to talk to the police is inscribed within a red octagon."
"He thinks like a politician, and he thinks like a lawyer. So the governor in particular is very careful about parsing his words, especially if we’re talking about a political issue that’s being negotiated in the Legislature, talking about things connected to Bridgegate, things that are semicontroversial."

Etymology

From semi- + controversial.

Synonyms

quasicontroversial

Questions

What does semicontroversial mean?: Causing some controversy, but not enough to be considered controversial.
Where does semicontroversial come from?: From semi- + controversial.

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